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{{Infobox incident
| title              = James Douglas McMillan
| date               = 2026-03-04
| city               = Sierra Blanca
| county             = Hudspeth
| state              = Texas
| country            = United States
| location_detail    = I-10 Border Patrol checkpoint area, Sierra Blanca, TX
| facility           =
| agencies           = CBP (Border Patrol); Texas DPS
| operation_type     = Death during a Border Patrol pursuit / use of force
| status             = Hybrid pursuit-and-shooting; fatal shots may have been Texas DPS. Investigation ongoing.
| people_affected    = 1
| deaths             = 1 — shot
| vehicles_involved  = 1
| verification       = source confidence: high
| key_sources        =
* [https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/04/us/texas-border-patrol-checkpoint-shooting CNN]
* [https://www.fox7austin.com/news/driver-runs-texas-border-patrol-checkpoint-dies-shootout-i-10 FOX 7 Austin]
}}

'''James Douglas McMillan''' (33, U.S. citizen, Wisconsin) was killed on 2026-03-04 near Sierra Blanca, Texas, after fleeing an I-10 Border Patrol checkpoint following a K-9 alert. During a roughly 70-mile pursuit he fired at agents; he was stopped and shot dead after barricading himself. It was a hybrid pursuit-and-shooting; the fatal shots may have been fired by Texas DPS, but the death is logged as CBP-involved.

== Official account ==
Authorities said McMillan fled the checkpoint, fired at law enforcement during the pursuit, and was killed in the ensuing confrontation.

== What is documented ==
* '''Person:''' James Douglas McMillan, age 33; U.S. citizen (Wisconsin).
* '''Location:''' near Sierra Blanca, Texas (I-10 checkpoint).
* '''Agency:''' CBP (Border Patrol); Texas DPS involved.
* '''Cause:''' shot.
* '''Circumstance:''' Fled a Border Patrol checkpoint after a K-9 alert; fired at agents during a ~70-mile chase; shot after barricading.

== Scrutiny of the official account ==
''Grounded in the sourced record below; this documents the dispute rather than asserting a conclusion.''
* '''Status / dispute:''' Which agency fired the fatal shots (CBP or Texas DPS) is not clear from public reporting.

== Unanswered questions ==
# Which agency fired the fatal shots?
# Will full records and footage from the checkpoint and pursuit be released?
# Will an independent body investigate?

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== See also ==
* [[:Category:Deaths by immigration enforcement]]
* [[:Category:Deaths during immigration enforcement operations]]

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